AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs Intel Core i7-3970X
What is the difference between AMD Ryzen 5 3500 and Intel Core i7-3970X. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 1137 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 800 |
| 4849 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 4807 |
| 12899 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | 8262 |
| 2527 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | 1832 |
| 4825 | 3DMark Time Spy Physics Score |
Processor Specs
| AMD Ryzen 5 3500 | Processor | Intel Core i7-3970X |
| 3600 MHz | Frequency | 3500 MHz |
| 4100 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 4000 MHz |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 65 W | TDP | 150 W |
| Matisse | Codename | Sandy Bridge E |
| Socket AM4 (1331) | Package | FCLGA2011 |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 1145 | Single-Core Score | 816 |
| 4659 | Multi-Core Score | 4975 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| macOS 11.5.1 (Build 20G80) | Operating System | Windows 10 (64-bit) |
| iMac20,1 | Model | System manufacturer System Product Name |
| iMac20,1 | Model ID | |
| Acidanthera Mac-CFF7D910A743CAAF iMac20,1 | Motherboard | ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. P9X79 DELUXE |
CPU Specifications
| AMD Ryzen 5 3500 | Name | Intel Core i7-3970X |
| 1 Processor, 6 Cores | Topology | 1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 Threads |
| AuthenticAMD Family 23 Model 113 Stepping 0 | Identifier | GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 45 Stepping 7 |
| 3.60 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.60 GHz |
| Maximum Frequency | 5870 MHz | |
| Package | Socket 2011 LGA | |
| Codename | Sandy Bridge-E | |
| 32.0 KB x 6 | L1 Instruction Cache | 32.0 KB x 6 |
| 32.0 KB x 6 | L1 Data Cache | 32.0 KB x 6 |
| 512 KB x 6 | L2 Cache | 256 KB x 6 |
| 8.00 MB x 2 | L3 Cache | 15.0 MB x 1 |
Memory Information
| 8.00 GB | Size | 16.00 GB |
| Frequency | 961 MHz | |
| RAM | Type | DDR3 SDRAM |
| Channels | 4 |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 1145 | Single-Core Score | 816 |
|---|---|---|
| 2042 | Crypto Score | 865 |
| 980 | Integer Score | 792 |
| 1354 | Floating Point Score | 860 |
| 2042 3.48 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 865 1.47 GB/sec |
| 1157 5.85 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 1023 5.17 MB/sec |
| 989 46.8 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 888 42.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 906 2.55 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 832 2.35 MTE/sec |
| 746 875.9 KElements/sec | HTML5 | 762 894.9 KElements/sec |
| 897 281.1 Krows/sec | SQLite | 727 227.9 Krows/sec |
| 1003 54.4 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 779 42.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 926 295.1 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 772 245.9 KB/sec |
| 1030 8.02 Klines/sec | Clang | 678 5.28 Klines/sec |
| 1252 14.5 images/sec | Camera | 722 8.37 images/sec |
| 1213 1.52 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 820 1.03 Mpairs/sec |
| 1344 8328.5 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 821 5083.9 FPS |
| 1441 79.2 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 702 38.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 1357 10.4 images/sec | Face Detection | 831 6.40 images/sec |
| 1148 28.3 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 854 21.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 2359 115.7 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 1383 67.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 2216 30.2 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1457 19.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 1601 1.29 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 959 770.0 Kpixels/sec |
| 1059 9.49 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 579 5.18 Kpixels/sec |
| 1057 33.8 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 899 28.7 Words/sec |
| 816 31.5 images/sec | Machine Learning | 563 21.8 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 4659 | Multi-Core Score | 4975 |
|---|---|---|
| 3005 | Crypto Score | 5199 |
| 4236 | Integer Score | 4883 |
| 5850 | Floating Point Score | 5138 |
| 3005 5.12 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 5199 8.86 GB/sec |
| 4988 25.2 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 5787 29.3 MB/sec |
| 6165 291.7 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 5100 241.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 2059 5.81 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 4199 11.8 MTE/sec |
| 4044 4.75 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 4691 5.51 MElements/sec |
| 5054 1.58 Mrows/sec | SQLite | 5112 1.60 Mrows/sec |
| 4275 232.0 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 5527 299.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 2686 855.6 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 4265 1.33 MB/sec |
| 5606 43.7 Klines/sec | Clang | 5053 39.4 Klines/sec |
| 5269 61.1 images/sec | Camera | 4458 51.7 images/sec |
| 5477 6.85 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 5226 6.54 Mpairs/sec |
| 7736 47928.2 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 6147 38085.9 FPS |
| 6472 355.8 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 4310 236.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 7811 60.1 images/sec | Face Detection | 5228 40.3 images/sec |
| 4721 116.4 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 5746 141.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 8653 424.5 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 7340 360.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 9804 133.6 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 9236 125.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 10039 8.06 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 6498 5.22 Mpixels/sec |
| 5138 46.0 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 3699 33.1 Kpixels/sec |
| 3512 112.3 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 4206 134.5 Words/sec |
| 1768 68.3 images/sec | Machine Learning | 2311 89.3 images/sec |